Bottle easy to carry and clean

ABSTRACT

A bottle that is easy to carry and clean includes a bottle body and a bottle cap. The bottle body includes an upper section and a lower section. The lower section has a lower chamber therein and an opening at a top end thereof. The upper section has an upper chamber therein and a bottle mouth at a top end thereof. The upper section is detachably coupled to the lower section through a coupling portion and closes the opening. The upper chamber communicates with the lower chamber. The bottle body has a flat configuration with a width greater than twice a thickness after the upper section and the lower section are combined together. The bottle cap is configured to cover the bottle mouth.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a container structure, and moreparticularly to a bottle for containing water or beverages.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Most water bottles or beverage bottles are cylindrical in shape. When awater bottle is placed in a carry-on bag, it will not be easilypositioned relative to other items in the bag due to its cylindricalshape, resulting in the problem that the water bottle rolls randomly toaffect the neatness of the items in the bag. On the premise that thecylindrical water bottle has a proper volume, the diameter of the bottleis about the size of the part of the hand between the thumb and theindex finger. This size is not suitable for children to hold the waterbottle stably. The water bottle may slip off the hand of an adult due tothe cylindrical shape of the water bottle.

Furthermore, a conventional water bottle has an opening at its top. Theopening is provided with a lid. When the bottle is to be cleaned, theuser needs to extend his/her hand from the opening into the bottle forcleaning the bottle. Because the opening is arranged at one end of theelongate bottle, the user's hand needs to be fully extended to reach thebottom of the bottle. However, after fully reaching into the bottle, theuser's hand will be restricted and difficult to move, so the bottlecannot be thoroughly cleaned. If the user's hand is large, it isimpossible for the hand to reach into the bottle.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a bottle thatis easy to carry and clean. The bottle has a flat prism shape and iseasy to take stably. The bottle body can be separated for cleaning withease and can be used conveniently.

In order to achieve the foregoing object, the present invention providesa bottle that is easy to carry and clean. The bottle comprises a bottlebody and a bottle cap. The bottle body includes an upper section and alower section. The lower section has a lower chamber therein and anopening at a top end thereof. The upper section has an upper chambertherein and a bottle mouth at a top end thereof. The upper section isdetachably coupled to the lower section through a coupling portion andcloses the opening. The upper chamber communicates with the lowerchamber. The bottle body has a flat configuration with a width greaterthan twice a thickness after the upper section and the lower section arecombined together. The bottle cap is configured to cover the bottlemouth.

Preferably, after the upper section and the lower section are combinedtogether, the bottle body has a trapezoidal prism shape. The bottle bodyhas a top end and a bottom end. The top end has a width less than thatof the bottom end. The bottle body has an average width at a positionhalf a height of the bottle body. The thickness from the top end to thebottom end of the bottle body is uniform. The average width is greaterthan twice the thickness.

The coupling portion is a pair of side coupling pieces extendingdownward from two sides of the upper section. The side coupling piecesare pressed and secured to an outer wall surface of the lower section.Preferably, the side coupling pieces extend downward from the two sides,parallel to the direction of the thickness, of the upper section.

The outer wall surface of the lower section is recessed with a pair ofstepped portions for accommodating the side coupling pieces, so that theupper section is flush with the lower section after being combined withthe lower section.

Each side coupling piece has a protrusion protruding toward the outerwall surface of the lower section. The outer wall surface of the lowersection has a groove for the protrusion to be inserted and positionedtherein.

Preferably, the upper section and the lower section are sealed with awater stop ring.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the present invention; and

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way ofexample only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1 through FIG. 3 , the present invention discloses abottle that is easy to carry and clean. The bottle comprises a bottlebody 1 and a bottle cap 2. The bottle body 1 is composed of an uppersection 3 and a lower section 4 that are combined together.

After the upper section 3 and the lower section 4 are combined together,the bottle body 1 has a trapezoidal prism shape. The bottle body 1 has atop end and a bottom end. The top end has a width less than that of thebottom end. The bottle body 1 has an overall uniform thickness T. Thebottle body 1 has an average width W at a position half the height ofthe bottle body 1. The average width W is greater than twice thethickness T. Accordingly, the bottle body 1 forms a flat configurationas a whole.

The upper section 3 and the lower section 4 can be joined to each otherto form the bottle body 1, or can be detached from each other forcleaning. The lower section 4 has a lower chamber 41 therein and asquare opening 42 at a top end thereof. The upper section 3 has an upperchamber 31 therein with an open bottom end and a bottle mouth 32 at atop end thereof. The bottle mouth 32 can be covered and sealed by thebottle cap 2. After the upper section 3 and the lower section 4 arejoined to each other, the upper chamber 31 communicates with the lowerchamber 41 to constitute a space for the bottle body 1 to contain water.

The upper section 3 has a coupling portion to be secured to the lowersection 4 so that the upper section 3 and the lower section 4 arecombined together. In this embodiment, the upper section 3 has a pair ofside coupling pieces 33 extending downward from two sides parallel tothe direction of the thickness T. The outer wall surface of the lowersection 4 is recessed with a pair of stepped portions 43. As shown inFIG. 3 , each side coupling piece 33 extends outwardly and obliquely atan angle θ₁ relative to the vertical direction, and each stepped portion43 extends inwardly and obliquely at an angle θ₂ relative to thevertical direction. θ₁ is less than θ₂. When the upper section 3 and thelower section 4 are joined to each other, the two side coupling pieces33 of the upper section 3 extend into the stepped portions 43 to bepressed inwardly and fastened to the stepped portions 43, so that theupper section 3 is firmly joined to the lower section 4.

Each side coupling piece 33 has a protrusion 331 protruding toward thecorresponding stepped portion 43. Each stepped portion 43 has a groove431 for the protrusion 331 to be inserted and positioned therein. Whenthe side coupling piece 33 is pressed against the stepped portion 43,the protrusion 331 is engaged in the recess 431 to be positioned. Thedepth of the stepped portion 43 corresponds to the thickness T of theside coupling piece 33, so that the upper section 3 is flush with thelower section 4 after being combined with the lower section 4.

In addition, in this embodiment, the top end of the lower section 4 isprovided with a water stop ring 44. When the upper section 3 and thelower section 4 are combined together, the water stop ring 44 isconfigured to seal the gap between the two to prevent water leakage.

With the above structure, after the upper section 3 and the lowersection 4 are joined to each other, the upper chamber 31 communicateswith the lower chamber 41 to form a complete water storage space. Waterwill not leak because of the water stop ring 44 configured to seal thegap between the upper section 3 and the lower section 4. When the userwants to drink water, the bottle cap 2 is opened so that water can flowout from the bottle mouth 32. On the other hand, when the water bottleis to be cleaned, the upper section 3 and the lower section 4 of thebottle body 1 can be detached from each other. Because the respectiveheights of the upper section 3 and the lower section 4 are less thanthat of the entire bottle body 1, the user can easily extend his/herhand or use a cleaning tool into the upper section 3 and the lowersection 4 for cleaning, and the corners of the bottle can be cleaned,thereby meeting the hygienic requirements for thorough cleaning.

Furthermore, the water bottle of the present invention is formed into aflat trapezoidal prism in structure, which is easy for the user's palmto hold and take the bottle. Due to the edges and corners of the bottle,the water bottle will not easily slip off from the user's hand and willnot roll around randomly when placed in a bag, so it is easy to carry.

What is claimed is:
 1. A bottle, comprising: a bottle body, including anupper section and a lower section, the lower section having a lowerchamber therein and an opening at a top end thereof, the upper sectionhaving an upper chamber therein and a bottle mouth at a top end thereof;the upper section being detachably coupled to the lower section througha coupling portion and closing the opening, the upper chambercommunicating with the lower chamber; the bottle body having a flatconfiguration with a width greater than twice a thickness after theupper section and the lower section are combined together; and a bottlecap, configured to cover the bottle mouth.
 2. The bottle as claimed inclaim 1, wherein the coupling portion is a pair of side coupling piecesextending downward from two sides of the upper section, and the sidecoupling pieces are pressed and secured to an outer wall surface of thelower section.
 3. The bottle as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sidecoupling pieces extend downward from the two sides, parallel to thedirection of the thickness, of the upper section.
 4. The bottle asclaimed in claim 3, wherein the outer wall surface of the lower sectionis recessed with a pair of stepped portions for accommodating the sidecoupling pieces, so that the upper section is flush with the lowersection after being combined with the lower section.
 5. The bottle asclaimed in claim 4, wherein each side coupling piece has a protrusionprotruding toward the outer wall surface of the lower section, and theouter wall surface of the lower section has a groove for the protrusionto be inserted and positioned therein.
 6. The bottle as claimed in claim4, wherein the upper section and the lower section are sealed with awater stop ring.
 7. The bottle as claimed in claim 1, wherein after theupper section and the lower section are combined together, the bottlebody has a trapezoidal prism shape, the bottle body has a top end and abottom end, the top end has a width less than that of the bottom end,the bottle body has an average width at a position half a height of thebottle body, the thickness from the top end to the bottom end of thebottle body is uniform, and the average width is greater than twice thethickness.